April 14, 2015 If you’re worried that you might have missed seeing me on Ellen’s show or that you didn’t stay up late enough to catch me being interviewed by one of those younger Jimmy fellows, stop fretting! When a personal appearance on nation-wide TV is imminent, you’ll be notified. One of my senior girlfriends…

Hi! Just wanted to let you all know that I have an upcoming book reading and would love to see you all there. May 3, 2015 from 2 to 4pm Crown Book Store 6100 Topanga Canyon Blvd. Woodland Hills, CA 91367…

January 15, 2015 Something magical has been happening since I got up the nerve to publish my book, “Confessions of a Geriatric Prom Queen”. I present it at readings. I carry it with me everywhere and expose it at every opportunity. I don’t care if people laugh and are shocked and embarrassed and even…

January 1, 2015 Sue, the Manager at Crown Books in Woodland Hills, was very helpful. She displayed my poster, ordered coffee, set up tables and brought out chairs on a chilly December 14 afternoon. The only problem was that she was setting up my book reading in a corner of the Children’s Book…

December 16, 2014 I’m still spinning two weeks after my Sunday reading to Deborah Finley’s friends in San Diego. The setting on her lovely deck, featured a table set with champagne and wine, elegant crystal flutes and an assortment of the finest cheeses and pastries. Central casting couldn’t have chosen a better audience…

Marketing my book, “Confessions of a Geriatric Prom Queen” has been as great a challenge as mastering the computer code of self-publishing. The skill that has helped me overcome my lack of skill in many areas is my openness to suggestions from people I meet in unexpected places. I made a wonderful contact on the…

Eva Ybarra is still using her administrative skills to organize the ladies who worked together in the bilingual office in the G Building of the old Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) on Grand Avenue. All but one have retired from positions as school administrators. It wasn’t easy for me to park in the…

Rosie Borsay worked very hard to make the Laguna Woods Book Reading a very successful event October 22. She was able to reserve a room at Clubhouse 3 that easily accommodated the 26 guests who showed up even before we had finished arranging the cheese, crackers and cookies on beautiful silver platters and uncorked…

We had a delightful time during our most recent afternoon reading and book signing. If you are interested in hosting a small gathering for a reading and book signing event with Lila, please contact us using the form on the site’s Contact page…

(Confessions Blog 1) In observance of Yom Kippur, the day of atonement, forgiveness, and honoring those who have died, I arranged to read a story at Story Salon to commemorate the holiday and maybe get some extra chuckles because it took place in a San Francisco saloon. “I Left My Heart at the…